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 Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, Health Minister

Finance Ministry approves disbursement of GH¢4m to settle outstanding Korle-Bu Renal Unit debt

The Ministry of Finance has approved the disbursement of GH¢4 million to settle the outstanding debt at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) Renal Unit Outpatient Department.

Revna Biosciences Advances Cancer Research expands focus to address unmet oncology needs
Dr Derrick Akpalu CEO Co-Founder Revna Biosciences

Revna Biosciences Advances Cancer Research expands focus to address unmet oncology needs

An innovative precision medicine company based in Ghana, Revna Biosciences Advances Cancer Research has expanded its focus to address unmet oncology needs.

Hope for Future Generations, SEND GHANA host citizens' policy cafe on immunization financing
Hope for Future Generations, SEND GHANA host citizens' policy cafe on immunization financing

Hope for Future Generations, SEND GHANA host citizens' policy cafe on immunization financing

Hope for Future Generations (HFFG) and SEND GHANA, have successfully concluded a two-day Citizens' Policy Cafe aimed at gathering valuable inputs for the 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy.

 Some of the beneficiaries of the community washing their hands after the commissioning
Some of the beneficiaries of the community washing their hands after the commissioning

Adjen Kotoku Papaase Community gets borehole

Health and hygiene brand Dettol, under the umbrella of Reckitt, has commissioned a borehole in Adjen Kotoku in the Ga West Municipal District of the Greater Accra Region to mark the 2023 Global Handwashing Day.

Dr Emmanuel Srofenyo (4th from left), Medical Director of the GARH, with some dignitaries at the launch  of the initiative to celebrate health personnel
Dr Emmanuel Srofenyo (4th from left), Medical Director of the GARH, with some dignitaries at the launch of the initiative to celebrate health personnel

Initiative to honour health personnel launched

Global Excellence Foundation has launched an initiative that is aimed at celebrating Ghanaian health personnel for their valuable services to the country. 

Some of the guests and trainees at the training. INSET: Prof. Michael Forkuo Ofori, Head of Department of Immunology, NMIMR. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO
Some of the guests and trainees at the training. INSET: Prof. Michael Forkuo Ofori, Head of Department of Immunology, NMIMR. Picture: SAMUEL TEI ADANO

Laboratory technicians from 9 African countries undergo training

Fifteen laboratory technicians from nine West African countries have undergone skills training that is aimed at equipping them with knowledge of how to handle infectious diseases.

The artisans from Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam together with facilitators after the sensitisation workshop on responsible reproductive sexual lifestyles
The artisans from Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam together with facilitators after the sensitisation workshop on responsible reproductive sexual lifestyles

Youth cautioned against abuse of emergency contraceptives

The youth have been cautioned against the abuse of emergency contraceptives as it could have dire health implications on their reproductive health. 

Kwaku Agyeman-Manu
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

Health Minister directs Korle-Bu to reopen renal dialysis unit to outpatients

The Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has directed the management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital to immediately reopen the Renal Dialysis Unit to outpatients.

 Kwaku Agyeman-Manu
Kwaku Agyeman-Manu

Parliament summons Health Minister over Korle-Bu renal unit's closure to outpatients

Parliament has summoned the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, to come and explain why the Renal Unit of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital was still closed to outpatients.

The items that were presented by the coalition
The items that were presented by the coalition

NGO Coalition in Health supports Volta flood victims

The Ghana Coalition of NGOs in Health has donated some relief items to the victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage and staff of the North Tongu Health Directorate. 

 Dr Edem Kojo Hiadzi  — President of the Fertility Society of Ghana
Dr Edem Kojo Hiadzi — President of the Fertility Society of Ghana

Testosterone supplementation suppresses sperm production

Testosterone, which are steroids used by some men to build their muscles, have been cited among drugs that lead to low sperm count.

Korle Bu performs successful bladder repair surgery

A team of Urologists at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, led by the Head of the Department of Surgery, Professor J. E. Mensah, has successfully performed a complete bladder repair surgery for an 18-year-old boy.

Patricia Sagoe, a Public Health Nurse, preparing to screen one of the beneficiaries
Patricia Sagoe, a Public Health Nurse, preparing to screen one of the beneficiaries

Women cautioned not to keep mobile phone by their breasts

A public health nurse at the St Joseph Orthopaedic Hospital, Patricia Sagoe, has asked women, especially traders, to desist from putting mobile phones in their brassieres.

Richlove Amamoo (arrowed) with some of the participating students
Richlove Amamoo (arrowed) with some of the participating students

Gender Ministry educates deaf, blind students on reproductive health

Hundred students of the Cape Coast School for the Deaf and Blind in the Central Region have been sensitised to responsible sexual behaviours.

Cholera, typhoid cases on the rise in flood affected areas
Cholera, typhoid cases on the rise in flood affected areas

Dam spillage: Health centres recording water borne disease cases

Health centres have started recording cases of cholera and typhoid in some of the communities affected by the floods following the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, a public health practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has said.

Shalina Healthcare completes Free Health Screening for Market Women and Men

Shalina Healthcare organises free health ccreening for market women and men

As part of our Corporate Social Responsibilities, Shalina Healthcare Ghana Limited has successfully organised a free health screening exercise aimed at enhancing the well-being of the market men and women at Rawlings Park in Accra. 

A young man digging through electronic waste for scrap metals is contributing to the menace
A young man digging through electronic waste for scrap metals is contributing to the menace

Lead poisoning: A menace in Ghana

Lead poisoning in Ghana has been a significant public health concern with historical implications. Lead poisoning has emerged as a grave health concern affecting children across the globe. 

Dr Derrick Mensah attending to a student
Dr Derrick Mensah attending to a student

Do regular checkups for early detection of eye diseases – Specialist

An Eye Specialist at the Robert and Sons Optical Services, Dr Derrick Mensah, has urged parents to regularly take their children for checkup for early detection and treatment of diseases related to the eye.

Reopen Korle Bu Renal Unit to outpatients - Akandoh

The Ranking Member on the Health Committee of Parliament, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh has expressed worry about the continued closure of the Renal Unit at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) to outpatients.

A cancerous mouth
A cancerous mouth

Oral cancer: a condition to watch out for

Generally, cancer is a disease that emanates from uncontrollable or malignant cell divisions that spread to surrounding tissues.

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